28 U.S. Code § 712 - Law clerks and secretaries

Circuit judges may appoint necessary law clerks and secretaries. A law clerk appointed under this section shall be exempt from the provisions of subchapter
I of chapter
63 of title
5, unless specifically included by the appointing judge or by local rule of court.

Provision of section
222a of title
28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., relating to compensation of law clerks is incorporated in section
604 of this title. (See reviser’s note under such section.)

Words “with the approval of the Attorney General,” were omitted to confer on circuit judges the same authority given Supreme Court justices under section
675 of this title.

The provision for appointment of secretaries is new. Existing law fixes compensation of secretaries but makes no provision for their appointment. (See section
604 of this title and reviser’s note thereunder.)

Changes were made in phraseology.

Amendments

1988—Pub. L. 100–702inserted at end “A law clerk appointed under this section shall be exempt from the provisions of subchapter
I of chapter
63 of title
5, unless specifically included by the appointing judge or by local rule of court.”

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